Hirschmann™ – The Technology and Market Leader in Industrial Ethernet As specialist for automation and networking technology the Industrial Networking division develops under the brand name Hirschmann™ innovative solutions, which are geared towards its customers’ requirements in terms of performance, efficiency and investment reliability. Hirschmann Automation and Control, which is located in Neckartenzlingen near Stuttgart has adopted a major role in the establishment of Ethernet technology as the standard also in the production area. The Powerlink method from the Ethernet Powerlink Standardization Group today already provides an open method for the realisation of hard realtime applications using Ethernet, for example for machinery controllers by integrating the CANopen Protocols. Hirschmann™ is also a founding member of the EPSG. The Industrial Networking division is currently the only supplier on the market to offer a complete product range for homogeneous data communication in the industrial sector using Ethernet. This includes Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches as well as industrial security and WLAN systems that provide a uniform, company-wide communications infrastructure without interface problems and media discontinuities. These products are used in many different applications such as factory automation, process control, transportation and mechanical engineering. Hirschmann™ not only offers a complete range of products for company-wide data networks, but also a broad support package direct from the product manufacturer. Customers are being supported both during the conception of tailor-made communications solutions, and also during the planning, design, commissioning and maintenance of the networks. Seminars and workshops, in which trends and developments are evaluated, and technical subjects put into practice, complete the range of services.